MAX UNFAZED TO BE THE HUNTER

Red Bull star playing catch-up in title race, but accepts every season is different

- Kimberly Kwek Sports Correspondent

Dutch driver Max Verstappen posing for a wefie with a young fan on Oct 3. Red Bull's four-time F1 champion sits 69 points behind leader Oscar Piastri and 44 behind Lando Norris after a difficult start to the season.

(ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO)

In the week before the 2025 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was doing what he does best - zipping down racetracks and winning.

But this time, it was not in the familiar world of Formula One. Instead, the four-time Fl world champion was making his GT3 race debut at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in Germany.

Teaming up with Chris Lulham, who usually contests the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Verstappen.com Racing, the pair stormed to victory in the ninth round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie.

The Red Bull driver told The Straits Times: “The main difference is that you are racing multi-class, so there are a lot of different kinds of cars and speed differences, and you have to drive with a teammate in the same car - the speeds are lower but at the same time the track is also very challenging.

“But it was a lot of fun to do that for the first time in my career and for sure, we'll do it more often.”